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EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
University Assessment Regulations, 2009
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74(5) and 75(6) of the
Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has
promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of the University of
Malta by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by articles 75 and 79 of the said
Act:
Citation and Interpretation
1. (1) These regulations shall be cited as the University Assessment
Regulations, 2009.
(2) In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, (a) words
importing the masculine gender include the feminine; (b) words importing the
feminine gender include the masculine; and (c) words in the singular include the
plural and words in the plural include the singular.
(3) (i) These regulations are to be read in conjunction with all other
Statutes, Regulations and Bye-laws, of the University including in particular the
General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards and the General
Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards.
(ii) In case of conflict, these regulations shall be subservient to the
Statutes of the University, the General Regulations for University Undergraduate
awards and the General Regulations for University Postgraduate awards.
(4) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Absence” means absence for any assessment or non-submission of work for
assessment;
“Assessment” means all forms of assessment that are used to award a mark
and/or grade that contributes towards the award of any University qualification. The
method of assessment shall be as prescribed in the Study-Unit description, and may
include written supervised Examinations, oral examinations, home assignments
(whether short or long essays) dissertations or theses, clinical or practical
examinations, portfolios, projects, fieldwork, case studies, logbooks, continuous
assessment of a placement, and any other method of assessment approved by Senate,
or combinations of these, to each of which a percentage of the final mark is
assigned;
“Board” means the Board of a Faculty, Institute, Centre or School that is
directly responsible to Senate for offering a programme of study;
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“Course” means a programme of study leading to a University award; it may
consist of one programme of study or may include a number of programmes of study
in particular areas of study;
“Dean” means the dean of a faculty or the director of an institute or a centre or
a school or of any other academic entity that is directly responsible to Senate for
offering a Course or part thereof;
“Examination” means any written assessment held under supervision on a set
date, at a set time and venue and except when specifically stated, does not include
oral, practical, clinical, or similar, and excludes assessment of work performed over
a period such as practicums and work/field placements;
“External examiner” means a senior academic who is an expert in the area of
study being examined and who is not affiliated to the University;
“Faculty” means any faculty or institute or centre or school or any other
academic entity that is directly responsible to Senate for offering a Course or part
thereof;
“Head of Department” means the head of a department or the co-ordinator of a
division or a Course or an area of study, as appropriate;
“Student” means (a) all persons enrolled and participating in a Course or
programme or study-unit of the University, including auditing students and any
student who has temporarily suspended their studies; (b) any other person who is a
candidate for any Assessment by the University; and (c) any person who has been
awarded a qualification or credits for study-units by the University, as appropriate;
“Study-Unit / Unit” means a part of a programme of study carried out upon a
syllabus approved by Senate, to which a specified number of ECTS credits is
assigned, and which is capable of separate assessment; a Study-Unit may take the
form of a series of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical or clinical sessions, field
placements, projects, research work, dissertations, private study, or a combination of
such work, or any other method of teaching;
“Study-Unit Co-ordinator” is appointed for Units taught by more than one
lecturer and means the lecturer responsible for overseeing the Unit and its
assessment; normally a Study-Unit Co-ordinator is the lecturer who delivers the
greater part of a Unit or, when teaching is distributed amongst various lecturers, the
most senior lecturer; and
“Synoptic Study-Units” means study-units, the teaching of which helps
students to integrate knowledge acquired in Study-Units pursued during the Course.
Whenever such Study-Units are included in a programme of study, these study-units
are designated and indicated as such in their Study-Unit description and the
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programme of study, are compulsory, and are taught during the last year of the
programme of study.
(5) Any term used in these regulations which is not defined in paragraph
(4) of this regulation shall, if necessary, be taken to mean as defined in the General
Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards.
Applicability
2. These Regulations shall be applicable with effect from 1 October 2009 for
courses in progress in 2009/2010 and later.
General Provisions
3. These regulations shall govern all Assessments that contribute towards
any award of the University, excluding awards of the Matriculation and Secondary
Education Certificate Examinations (MATSEC) Board.
4. The Assessments of the University shall be those prescribed in the
relevant regulations, bye-laws, course plans / programmes or programmes of study,
and each individual Study-Unit description.
5. (1) Unless in special circumstances and with the approval of the Board,
all students on the same Study-Unit shall be assessed by the same method/s of
assessment. Supplementary Assessments shall normally have the same mode of
assessment as the corresponding first assessment,
provided that:
(a) when all the components making up the Assessment are re-assessable,
students shall only be required to re-sit the failed component/s; and
(b) when it is not possible or practical for a failed component of the first
Assessment to be re-assessed, the mark obtained in that component in the first sit
shall be retained and students shall be required to re-sit any other remaining
component/s. If this is not sufficient to ensure an overall pass, students shall
normally be required to refer the Study-Unit to the next year, if allowed by bye-laws
governing their Course.
(2) Attendance, whilst normally obligatory, shall not be a component of
any method of assessment.
Administration of Examinations
6. (1) Examinations, other than oral examinations of dissertations and theses,
shall be held on the dates approved by Senate before the commencement of each
academic year, which shall be scheduled as follows:
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(a) a session comprising a period of up to three weeks at the end of the first
semester;
(b) a session comprising a period of up to five weeks at the end of the second
semester;
(c) a session at the beginning of September for students to take a number of
assessments of incomplete Study-Units, as provided for in the relative bye-laws; and
(d) exceptionally, the Rector, after consultation with the Registrar, may grant
permission for Examinations to be held on other dates.
(2) All Examinations, irrespective of whether the Study-Unit lectures are
held during or after normal hours, shall be held during the periods approved by
Senate from Monday to Saturday, between 8.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m.
7. (1) The organisation and administration of Examinations shall be the
responsibility of the Registrar, after consultation with the Deans.
(2) The Registrar shall be responsible:
(a) for preparing Examination timetables, ensuring that no student is barred
from sitting any Examination because of clashes in the Examination timetables;
(b) for allocating adequate space and providing supervision to ensure proper
conduct of the Examinations; and
(c) jointly with the Deans, for the security of Examination papers and for
this reason may issue procedural guidelines to Faculties.
8. Where the students have obligations towards the University, such as the
payment of fees or monetary penalties, that are outstanding, the Registrar, may
direct that:
(a) they be excluded from taking any Assessment; or
(b) the results obtained by them in any Assessment be withheld; or
(c) they be withdrawn from the Course.
Duration of Written Examinations
9. (1) When an Examination weighted 80% or more is indicated as the main
method of assessment of a Study-Unit, Study-Units assigned up to four credits shall
normally be examined by a paper of between one and two hours, Study-Units
assigned five to ten credits shall normally be examined by a paper of either two or
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three hours, and Study-Units assigned more than ten credits shall normally be
examined by a paper of either three or four hours.
(2) When the Assessment of a Study-Unit includes more than one
component, one of which is a written Examination weighted less than 80%, the
duration of the Examination shall be established taking into account the weighting it
is given towards the award of the credits.
(3) The duration of written Examinations shall be included with the
method of assessment in the Study-Unit description.
(4) The Rector, on the recommendation of the Board and in consultation
with the Registrar, may recommend that Senate approves a different duration for an
Examination if the particular nature of the Examination so merits.
Assignment Submission Dates
10. (1) The submission date of any work assigned as one of the components
of the Assessment before the end of a Study-Unit shall always be before the date of
the final Assessment of the Study-Unit.
(2) When the last component of the Assessment of a Study-Unit is by a
take-home assignment, the submission date of the assignment shall not be later than
four weeks following the end of the lectures of that Study-Unit.
Language of Assessment
11. (1) The language of assessment shall be English, except that for areas of
study involving a language or when Senate approves the delivery of a Study-Unit in
Maltese or in any other language, students shall be assessed in that language.
(2) Senate, on the recommendation of a Board, may allow particular
students or all students for particular study-units, for a just and sufficient reason, to
present for assessment work written in any other language after the Board has
ascertained, to the satisfaction of Senate, that all the examiners, including any
external examiner, are sufficiently proficient in that language to be able to assess the
work at the same standard.
(3) Students are expected to bear in mind the necessity for good
expression and orderly presentation in all forms of assessment.
Boards of Examiners
12. (1) There shall be a Board of Examiners for the assessment of each
Study-Unit. The Board of Examiners shall be solely responsible to Senate for
determining the marks to be awarded to each student.
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(2) The Board of Examiners shall be appointed by Senate on the
recommendation of the Board and shall be composed of the Head of the Department
academically responsible for the Study-Unit concerned as chairman, the external
examiner when one is appointed, and not less than two other examiners including
the lecturer or the Study-Unit Co-ordinator, provided that:
(a) for Boards of Examiners for dissertations and in cases where the Head of
Department is also responsible for the teaching of the Study-Unit, the Head may
delegate the chairmanship;
(b) where supervisors are members of Boards of Examiners, they shall not be
appointed chairmen; and
(c) two spouses, partners, cohabitants or persons who have been in such
relationships or two siblings shall not both be appointed as members of the same
Board of Examiners, as auxiliary examiners, or as reviewers of any Assessment.
13. (1) The Board of Examiners, collectively, shall be responsible for:
(a) the preparation of the Assessment (including marking scheme) to ensure
that it meets the requirements and learning outcomes of the Study-Unit and that it
covers the subject content specified in the Study-Unit description or syllabus;
(b) the marking of scripts or any other work submitted for Assessment and
the moderation and award of the final marks; and
(c) reviewing the marks of students who do not obtain an overall pass mark
for a Study-Unit before the final result is agreed to and published.
(2) The Chairman shall:
(a) ensure that the Assessment process is conducted properly and in a
timely manner;
(b) where necessary, engage in discussion with members of the Board of
Examiners with a view to agree the Assessment questions and mark scheme; and
(c) convene a meeting of the Board of Examiners to review and agree
results,
provided that a Department may agree that the Boards of Examiners of all or of
selected study-units are convened at one meeting during which the results of the
study-units concerned are discussed. In such cases the responsibility of agreeing the
results of each Study-Unit remains solely with the members of the Board of
Examiners appointed for that Unit.
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(3) The lecturer or Study-Unit Co-ordinator shall be responsible for the
setting of the questions, the mark scheme, and/or any other Assessment criteria as
appropriate,
provided that when a Unit is taught by more than one lecturer, the Study-Unit Co-
ordinator shall be responsible for coordinating the production of the Examination
paper, including the gathering of questions from the individual examiners/auxiliary
examiners, the writing of the rubric and all other matters related to the proper
production of the Examination paper.
14. (1) The Examination process shall include a review procedure as follows:
(a) when a paper is set by one or two examiners, another member of the
Board of Examiners shall be designated as the reviewer; and
(b) when three or more examiners are responsible for the setting of an
Examination paper, and it is not practicable to appoint another member to act solely
as reviewer, the review process shall be conducted by members of the Board of
Examiners so that the questions and associated mark schemes prepared by one
examiner are reviewed by another.
(2) The reviewer shall:
(a) ensure that the Examination paper is clear and unambiguous and that it
addresses the learning outcomes of the Study-Unit in question;
(b) ensure that the Examination paper is properly proofread and that the
paper and mark scheme are free of error and of the required standard;
(c) ensure that the marks allotted to each question are indicated on the
examination paper;
(d) work out the paper him/herself to look out for any inconsistencies and
discrepancies where applicable; and
(e) if the chairman of the Board of Examiners considers that due to the
nature of the examination paper, or the large number of students registered on the
study-unit, or other valid reason, the reviewer is also required to participate in
marking, the Chairman shall indicate this to the person concerned at the time he is
informed of his appointment as reviewer.
15. When External Examiners are appointed for a written Examination,
weighted 60% or more, the Board of Examiners shall submit the draft Examination
paper and mark scheme for their advice. External Examiners may suggest questions
of their own.
16. The Board may appoint auxiliary examiners to assist in Assessment
procedures, including the correction of scripts, or to assist in the continuous
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Assessment of Study-Units, or to submit questions on a part of the Study-Unit which
they taught as and where appropriate. Such auxiliary examiners shall not be
considered as members of the Board of Examiners but may be required to participate
in the deliberations of the Board of Examiners but only in so far as they concern
those parts of the Assessment in which they were involved.
Assessment of Work Performed over a Period
17. (1) In the case of the Assessment of students’ performance over a period
(not assessed through a written Examination or written assignments), such as
placements and other Study-Units involving the assessment of a number of students
over a period, that does not render it possible or practicable for the members of a
Board of Examiners to assess all the students themselves:
(a) the Board may appoint as many auxiliary examiners as necessary to
participate in the Assessment;
(b) each student shall be assessed by at least two examiners, whether
members of the Board of Examiners or auxiliary examiners;
(c) individual examiners shall assess students according to the criteria set by
the Board of Examiners to whom they shall be required to submit a report on each
student;
(d) the Board of Examiners may, at its discretion, examine or re-examine
any student; and
(e) final decisions shall be taken by the Board of Examiners after having
considered the reports of the individual examiners and provided that any student
declared to have failed would have been seen by at least two of the members of the
Board of Examiners, normally including the External Examiner if one is appointed.
(2) The Board of Examiners shall be convened:
(a) during the latter half of each assessment session to consider the progress
of students and take appropriate action in terms of the relevant provisions of this
regulation; and
(b) after the end of the assessment session to agree on the final results.
18. Oral Assessments and any other forms of Assessment that do not permit
later review shall always be conducted by at least two members of the Board of
Examiners. The Board of Examiners shall keep a written record of the proceedings
briefly describing each student’s performance.
Assessment of Dissertations
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19. (1) In the case of Study-Units involving the writing of a dissertation or
similar, Senate shall appoint a Board of Examiners for each student. The Head of
the Department concerned or his delegate shall be appointed chairman of the Board
of Examiners, provided that if the Head of Department is also the supervisor he shall
not be appointed as chairman. The chairman shall ensure that appropriate
Assessment criteria and procedures are used in the assessment of dissertations.
(2) When a visiting External Examiner is appointed to assess or review
dissertations, s/he may wish to interview specific students about their dissertation.
External Examiners
20. (1) The Senate shall normally appoint External Examiners, either on a
visiting or a non-visiting basis, for programmes of study in undergraduate degree
Courses. When appointed, External Examiners shall be members of each Board of
Examiners of compulsory final year Study-Units, and also members of the Award
Classification Board of the Course that includes the programme of study for which
they are appointed External Examiners, provided that in programmes of study which
include Synoptic Study-Units the External Examiner need only be involved in these
Study-Units besides the dissertation.
(2) As members of the Board of Examiners of a Study-Unit, External
Examiners shall:
(a) together with the Board of Examiners, approve Examination papers and
mark schemes, and all other Assessment exercises, procedures and practices in
relation to that Study-Unit;
(b) whenever deemed necessary, see the assessed work of students for
compulsory first semester Study-Units of the final year; and
(c) moderate the results and/or recommend changes to unpublished marks of
all compulsory final year Study-Units assessed at the end of the last semester,
including the dissertation study-unit when one is required,
provided that when the number of students is too large or in postgraduate
programmes, it shall be sufficient for the External Examiner to moderate the
Examination by seeing a reasonable sample of the assessed work, including
assignments and/or examination scripts from the top, the middle and the bottom of
the ability range and including work of borderline students.
21. (1) For a Master’s degree which comprises mainly taught study-units
and a dissertation of at least 30 credits where the number of students on the
programme is 5 or more, Senate shall appoint External Examiners:
(a) on a visiting basis to review both the taught component and the
dissertation study-unit; or
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(b) on a non-visiting basis to review both the taught component and
individual dissertations.
(2) For a Master’s degree which comprises mainly taught study-units
and a dissertation of at least 30 credits where the number of students on the
programme is less than 5, External Examiners shall be appointed normally on a non-
visiting basis to review the taught component of the programme and to assess
individual dissertations.
(3) For a Master’s degree mainly by research comprising a dissertation
of at least 60 credits, External Examiners shall be appointed on a non-visiting basis
to assess individual dissertations.
(4) Visiting External Examiners shall always be appointed for the
examination of doctoral students.
(5) External Examiners shall be appointed to render service on a year
to year basis, for up to a maximum of three years, except in the case of examination
of dissertations for Master’s degrees done mainly by research, when External
Examiners shall not be appointed after the fifth consecutive assignment.
22. The formal notification of appointment and the invitation to visit the
University shall be issued by the Registrar.
23. (1) External Examiners shall be requested to write a report to the Rector
about the outcome of their evaluation, including advice about the standards achieved
by the students, the quality of the evaluation process and their opinion about the
degree programme in general pointing out any strengths and/or weaknesses that
require attention, as applicable. The report should reach the Rector within two
months following completion of the evaluation, provided that when an external
examiner is appointed on a Board of Examiners of a Master’s Course mainly by
research, the report shall be submitted to the Chairman of the Board of Examiners.
(2) The Rector shall forward a copy of the report, or extracts thereof, to
the Dean and the Head of Department concerned.
(3) Copies of the External Examiners’ reports shall be kept at the Faculty
and shall be made available for quality assurance purposes as well as to External
Examiners appointed later.
Procedures for Boards of Examiners
24. (1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations and to any directions
given by Senate, Boards of Examiners shall determine the procedures to be adopted
for the conduct of the Assessment.
(2) Boards of Examiners shall strive to reach decisions by consensus.
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(3) If there is disagreement among the examiners, they shall make
every attempt to resolve the matter on the basis of detailed argument about the
specific academic points arising from the Assessment in order to reach a common
decision. If no agreement can be reached, the matter shall be referred to the Dean
concerned who shall attempt to resolve the matter by mediation. If no consensual
agreement can be reached, a decision shall be taken by a majority vote and be so
recorded in the final report,
provided that any dissenting member may submit a minority report giving reasons
for the disagreement.
(4) No examiner shall be at liberty to abstain from voting.
(5) If an External Examiner is unable to take part in the final
deliberations of the Board of Examiners, it shall be lawful for the other members of
the Board of Examiners to proceed to a preliminary decision in his absence, which
decision shall be communicated to him. If the External Examiner registers
disagreement with this decision, the chairman of the Board of Examiners shall
include the External Examiner’s decision in his report or attach the External
Examiner’s minority report if one is submitted.
(6) Each member of the Board of Examiners shall be required to sign
the final report and/or the Study-Unit result sheet,
provided that, where it is not possible to obtain the signature of all the
examiners, the chairman shall make a statement to that effect.
(7) The chairman of the Board of Examiners shall submit the report or
the Study-Unit result sheet to the Registrar, who, if the decision is unanimous, shall
proceed to publish the results and shall include them in the students’ academic
record. If a report includes a minority report by one or more of the examiners, the
Registrar shall submit it to the Rector who shall either accept the majority decision
or refer the matter for the consideration of Senate,
provided that where an External Examiner has submitted a minority report the
matter shall always be referred to Senate. Senate shall either accept the majority
report, or appoint an additional examiner or examiners, or a new Board of
Examiners to resolve the matter.
(8) Non-visiting External Examiners, appointed to assess a Master’s degree
dissertation assigned at least 60 credits, shall be requested to write a report for
consideration by the other members of the Board of Examiners within 30 days from
receipt of the dissertation. In the report, the External Examiner may propose
questions to be asked to the student during the viva voce examination.
25. Members of Boards of Examiners shall treat as confidential everything
connected with their proceedings.
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26. In the case of written Examinations, examiners shall be available to
clarify any matter pertaining to an examination but shall not normally visit the
Examination venue.
Eligibility of Examiners
27. (1) No person shall be appointed as a member of a Board of Examiners, as
an auxiliary examiner or as a reviewer of any Assessment if:
(a) he is related to a student by consanguinity or by affinity to the third degree
inclusive; or
(b) he has been, at any time during the academic year to which the Assessment
refers, a guardian of a student; or
(c) he is in a dual or multiple relationship with the student; or
(d) he is precluded from examining in terms of the
Consanguinity/Affinity/Dual Relationship Policy approved by Senate; or
(e) for any other ethical reason which in the opinion of the Rector justifies the
non-appointment of the individual as an examiner.
(2) The Rector, acting on behalf of Senate, shall appoint another examiner
in place of the member who is so disqualified, after consultation with the Dean of
the Faculty concerned.
(3) If, prior to the commencement or during the progress of an
Examination, the Rector is satisfied that a member of a Board of Examiners is
unable to perform or to continue to perform his duties, the Rector shall, after
consultation with the Dean of the Faculty concerned, appoint another examiner in
place of that member,
provided that, in the case of an oral Examination, or a clinical Assessment, or similar
Examinations, the Board of Examiners may act in the absence of one of its members
who is unable to be present as long as any such Assessment is conducted by at least
two examiners.
(4) Where the examiner who is replaced is the chairman of the Board of
Examiners, the Rector shall appoint a new chairman and such substitute examiners
as may be necessary. The substitute chairman shall be the head of another
department within the same Faculty or a lecturer from the department concerned.
Absence from Examinations or Non-Submission of Assignments or
Dissertations
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28. (1) Absence from any type of Assessment in undergraduate Courses shall
be governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,
2019.
(2) Absence from Assessment of Postgraduate Courses shall be conducted
as follows:
(a) When students are absent from Examinations held in either January or
May/June for a reason that Senate considers valid, they shall be allowed to take the
missed Examination/s in the September Assessment Session under the same
conditions, first sit, or resit as they were entitled to take it in the missed session,
provided that they are otherwise eligible in terms of the regulations or bye-laws
relevant to their Course. Cases of students who submit medical reports to cover
absences from an excessive number of Examinations in the same session or more
than one absence for the same study-unit may be considered by a board appointed by
Senate for the purpose, with a view to determining whether these repeated absences
are justified. In such instances, this board shall advise the Faculty of appropriate
action that may be taken, including one or more of the following:
(i) provide support for bona fide students;
(ii) award a Fail for one or more study-units;
(iii) withdrawal of student from the Course; and
(iv) further investigation of the reason for absence.
(b) When the mode of Assessment is by assignment, and there are reasons for
non-submission which the board of examiners considers valid, students shall be
allowed an extension of the deadline by a maximum of three weeks, or if this is not
sufficient because of their circumstances, they shall be allowed to submit the
assignment at the first practicable opportunity, but not later than the end of the
September supplementary session.
(c) When the mode of Assessment is by dissertation, the deadline for
submission shall be established by the Faculty. Submission of dissertations after the
deadline and without the express permission of the Faculty, if accepted for
evaluation, shall result in a reduction of marks as decided by the Board of
Examiners. Requests by students for extensions may be granted by the Board or
Senate in terms of the applicable regulations. The Board of Examiners shall take into
account the period of extension and may decide on a reduction of marks.
29. When a valid reason is required to cover absence or non submission and
students do not provide a reason for their absence, or the reason brought forward is
not considered sufficient to justify the absence or non-submission, students shall be
deemed to have failed the Assessment and shall receive a mark of 0.
30. Students are bound to follow any procedure for the notification of
absence from Examinations issued by the Office of the Registrar from time to time.
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Conduct of Students during Examinations
31. Students shall be admitted to the examination venue ten minutes before
the start of the Examination, or as deemed appropriate by the invigilator, and they
shall be seated as directed.
32. (1) Students may be required to place their national or University
identification card on the desk in the examination venue for the duration of the
Examination. Invigilators may, when they have reason to believe that there is cause
to do so, require students to produce further proof of identity.
(2) Students who are not able to provide acceptable proof of identity
may be permitted to continue the Examination provided that they undertake to
produce verification of their identity within a reasonable period, normally on the
same day of the Examination. If verification is not provided, the matter shall be
referred to the Assessment Disciplinary Board that shall, as a minimum, annul the
particular Assessment and assign a mark of 0, unless the students are able to prove
that they were prevented from complying with this regulation for a reason beyond
their control.
33. (1) Students shall not be allowed into an examination venue after the
first half an hour of the Examination unless the invigilator can confirm that no other
student has already left the examination venue/s, either temporarily or permanently.
(2) When students are allowed to enter the examination venue after the
commencement of the Examination in terms of paragraph (1) of this regulation, they
shall not be given additional time to make up for the time lost because of their
arriving late, unless in special circumstances arrangements have been approved in
advance by the Registrar.
34. Students shall not be allowed to leave the examination venue whether
temporarily or permanently, during the first half an hour and during the last ten
minutes of an Examination, unless instructions in the rubric of the examination
paper stipulate that students may not leave the examination venue before the end of
the Examination.
35. (1) Students may be allowed to leave the examination venue temporarily
after half an hour from the start of an Examination and before the last ten minutes of
an Examination, provided they are duly supervised during the temporary absence;
normally not more than one student shall be allowed to leave the examination venue
at any one time.
(2) Students may not be re-admitted to the examination venue after they
have left it, unless during the period of absence they have been under approved
supervision.
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36. Students are required to write all answers and rough work on the
stationery provided by the University. Answers must be written legibly. Examiners
may be permitted by the Board of Examiners not to mark work that is reasonably
considered illegible.
37. When the invigilator announces the end of the Examination, students
shall:
(a) stop writing immediately; and
(b) remain seated in silence until permitted to leave the examination venue
by the invigilator.
38. (1) Students shall not:
(a) during any Examination:
(i) introduce or cause to be introduced into the examination venue,
any books, dictionaries, notes or any other printed or written matter or any other
form of recorded matter, any blank paper or any blank, recording material, any
pencil case or similar receptacle, any electronic device for mathematical calculations
or any electronic data processor other than those which the examiners have
expressly permitted to be taken into that particular Examination and so indicated in
the question paper rubric, and any means of communication,
provided that students may be allowed by the invigilator to leave their personal
belongings, including coats and bags, in a place designated for this purpose at the
examination venue, and
provided that visiting students who are not registered on a Course leading to an
award of this University may request and be granted permission to use a bi-lingual,
English / native language dictionary during an Examination; English only
dictionaries shall not be allowed;
Applicable from 1 July 2020 onwards:
(i) introduce or cause to be introduced into the examination venue, any
mobile phones, tablets, smart watches (including health and fitness
watches/trackers), programmable calculators, laptops or similar equipment, books,
dictionaries, notes or any other printed or written matter or any other form of
recorded matter, any blank paper or any blank, recording material, any pencil case or
similar receptacle, any electronic device for mathematical calculations or any
electronic data processor other than those which the examiners have expressly
permitted to be taken into that particular Examination and so indicated in the
question paper rubric, and any means of communication,
provided that students may be allowed by the invigilator to leave their personal
belongings, including coats and bags, in a place designated for this purpose at the
examination venue, and
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provided that visiting students who are not registered on a Course leading to an
award of this University may request and be granted permission to use a bi-lingual,
English / native language dictionary during an Examination; English only
dictionaries shall not be allowed;
(ii) allow another person/s to take an Examination in their stead or take
an Examination in lieu of another person (impersonification);
(iii) directly or indirectly give or seek to give assistance to, or seek to
obtain or accept assistance from, any other student;
(iv) by any improper means whatever obtain, or seek to obtain,
advantage in the Examination; give or endeavour to give assistance to other students
by having or seeking access to unauthorized information or material, or by copying
or attempting to copy from, or by communicating or attempting to communicate
with an examiner or any other person during the time appointed for an Examination
or with an examiner about the Examination until the official results are published;
(v) write anywhere other than on the stationery provided by the
University;
(vi) write their name on any part of the examination book or make any
other mark thereon calculated to disclose their identity to an examiner, except when
specifically directed to write their name in a space provided for the purpose;
(vii) remove examination books or parts thereof from the examination
venue;
(viii) act in any way as to disturb other students taking an Examination,
in which case the Registrar or his delegate may order the student to leave the
premises where the Examination is being held;
(ix) communicate with any other student in an examination venue, prior
to, during, or at the end of the Examination on any matter or in any way whatsoever;
(x) disobey the directions of the invigilator/s; and
(xi) enter or leave the examination venue without the permission of the
examination invigilator as indicated in these regulations;
(b) in any form of Assessment:
(i) engage in plagiarism - defined as the unacknowledged use, as one's
own, of work of another person, whether or not such work has been published, and
as may be further elaborated in Faculty or University guidelines,
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provided that in the case of work by two or more students that is substantially
identical, plagiarism shall be deemed to have occurred even if the original source
remains undetermined;
(ii) submit work or part thereof that has been submitted by the student
himself or by any other student, for the Assessment of another Study-Unit, unless,
when submitting part of one’s own work that had previously been submitted, prior
permission is obtained from the examiner and the insertion is clearly indicated;
(iii) allow another student to submit one’s own work for Assessment as
the other student’s own work;
(iv) make false declarations in connection with any work submitted for
Assessment;
(c) in a practicum, clinical placement, field placement, or similar, fail to
inform the examiners of one’s own absence or by any means attempt to cover up for
one’s own or anyone else’s absence;
(d) in any Assessment, collude with other students to cover one’s own or
other students’ breach of these regulations; and
(e) in any Assessment, by any means act in any way that may be reasonably
considered by the Assessment Disciplinary Board to constitute an act of cheating, or
an attempt at cheating or an act intended to assist others to cheat in an Assessment.
(2) Students shall abide by any other additional instructions as may be
applicable to particular Examinations due to their specific nature.
(3) Students shall not submit false claims for special arrangements in
an Assessment intended to gain an unfair advantage.
39. When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of the
provisions in regulation 38, a report shall be made in writing by the lecturer, an
administrator or an invigilator or other authorized person, which shall be referred
either to the Secretary of the University Assessment Disciplinary Board or to the
Secretary of the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board, as applicable.
40. (1) When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of the
provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and (d) in work submitted for Study-Units to
which less than 8 credits are assigned, this shall be investigated by the Faculty
Assessment Disciplinary Board of the Faculty offering the study-unit, composed of
the Dean of the Faculty or his delegate, the Head of Department or his delegate and
a student from among the students’ representatives on the Faculty Board. The
academic who reports the case shall not form part of the Faculty Assessment
Disciplinary Board.
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(2) When a breach of any of the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and
(d) is established to have occurred, in cases deemed to be minor, and being the
student’s first offence, the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board shall:
(a) issue an oral or written reprimand; and/or
(b) reduce the mark of the Assessment or of the relevant Assessment
component if applicable down to, and including, the mark of zero with or without
the possibility of reassessment.
(3) When a breach of the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and (d) is
deemed to be major, or if minor, being the student’s second or subsequent offence,
the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board shall refer the report to the University
Assessment Disciplinary Board.
(4) The University Assessment Disciplinary Board may give direction and
more guidelines to Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Boards on procedures to be
used in such cases.
Applicable as from 29 July 2020 onwards:
40. (1) When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of
the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and (d) in work submitted for Study-Units
to which less than 8 credits are assigned, that is deemed to be minor, and being the
student’s first offence, this shall be investigated by the Faculty Assessment
Disciplinary Board of the Faculty offering the Study-Unit, composed of the Dean of
the Faculty or his delegate as chair, the Head of Department or his delegate and a
student from among the students’ representatives on the Faculty Board. The
academic who reports the case shall not form part of the Faculty Assessment
Disciplinary Board.
(2) When a breach of any of the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b),
(c) and (d) is established to have occurred and the provisions of paragraph (1) of this
regulation apply, the Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Board shall:
(a) issue an oral or written reprimand; and/or
(b) reduce the mark of the Assessment or of the relevant Assessment
component if applicable down to, and including, the mark of zero with or without
the possibility of reassessment.
(3) Instances of collusion or minor plagiarism which occur in the
first year of an undergraduate course may be considered by the Faculty Assessment
Disciplinary Board as academic incompetence.
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(4) When a breach of the provisions in regulation 38 (1) (b), (c) and
(d) is deemed to be major, or if minor, being the student’s second or subsequent
offence, or is alleged to have occurred in work submitted for Study-Units to which
more than 8 credits are assigned, a report shall be made in writing by the lecturer, an
administrator or an invigilator or other authorized person, which shall be referred to
the Secretary of the University Assessment Disciplinary Board.
(5) The University Assessment Disciplinary Board may give direction
and more guidelines to Faculty Assessment Disciplinary Boards on procedures to be
used in such cases.
41. When students are alleged to have committed a breach of any of these
regulations, after the result of a study-unit has been published or after an award has
been conferred, a report shall be submitted to the University Assessment
Disciplinary Board. After due consideration, the University Assessment
Disciplinary Board, may direct that the result of the study-unit be annulled and/or
that the award be withdrawn.
Assessment Disciplinary Board
42. The Assessment Disciplinary Board shall be composed of:
the Rector or his delegate, as Chairman
the Registrar, as Vice-Chairman
an academic member appointed by Senate
the Dean of the Faculty offering the course on which the student is
registered, or his/her delegate, provided that these academics have not
been involved in the assessment of the student in the study-unit, and
a student or his alternate appointed from among the students’
representatives on Senate, provided that any one case is considered by
the same student representative.
43. The Assessment Disciplinary Board shall have the power to summon
before it:
(a) a student against whom a complaint has been made; and
(b) for the purpose of giving evidence at any hearing, any student, any
invigilator, and any academic or administrative member of staff of the University.
44. (1) The Assessment Disciplinary Board shall impose penalties in cases
where it is established that a breach of the regulations has been committed.
(2) Penalties shall differ in severity depending on the extent and nature
of the breach of these regulations as ascertained by the Assessment Disciplinary
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Board, previous instances of cheating by the student, and any extenuating
circumstances.
(3) The Assessment Disciplinary Board may apply a penalty as it deems
appropriate. Penalties may include any one or more of the following:
(a) oral or written reprimand;
(b) imposition of a fine not exceeding €150;
(c) reduction of the mark for the specific Assessment component down to,
and including, the mark of zero with or without the possibility of a reassessment. If
reassessment is allowed, students shall be eligible to not more than the minimum
pass mark in that component;
(d) reduction of the overall mark for the Study-Unit down to and including
the mark of zero with or without the possibility of a reassessment. If reassessment is
allowed, students shall be eligible to not more than the minimum pass mark;
(e) cancellation of all, or of a number of successfully completed Study-
Units taken during the same semester, with the cancelled Study-Units to be assessed
as a first sit at the next available opportunity when any mark not higher than the
original can be obtained;
(f) failure in the year as a whole with the possibility to repeat the year only
if eligible in terms of the regulations or bye-laws governing the Course;
(g) reduction in the classification of the degree;
(h) suspension of studies of up to one academic year; during the period of
suspension the student’s right to enter or remain on any property or premises of the
University may be limited or totally withheld;
(i) expulsion from the University; a student who has been expelled
may only be allowed readmission with the permission of Senate that can only be
granted after the lapse of three years from the date of the expulsion; and
(j) any one or more of the penalties listed above suspended for the
duration of the student’s studies at the University and conditional to the student not
being found guilty of a breach of these regulations a subsequent time.
(4) A record of any offence and the penalties imposed by the University
Assessment Disciplinary Board which involve one or more of the following:
(a) expulsion from the University;
(b) forced withdrawal from a course;
(c) withdrawal of a University award; or
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(d) suspension from the University for three years or more,
shall be kept by the University and shall be included in the student’s transcript of
academic record. Such information may be divulged to third parties upon a request
by such third parties, without the consent of the student being required.
Applicable from 1 July 2020 onwards:
(4) A record of any offence and the penalties imposed by the University
Assessment Disciplinary Board which involve one or more of the following:
(a) expulsion from the University;
(b) forced withdrawal from a course;
(c) withdrawal of a University award; or
(d) suspension from the University for three years or more,
shall be kept by the University and shall be included in the student’s transcript of
academic record. Such information may be divulged to third parties upon a request
by such third parties, after the student's consent has been obtained.
(5) All penalties other than those specified in paragraph (4) of this
regulation which are imposed by the Assessment Disciplinary Board shall be kept by
the University in its records but shall not be included in the student’s transcript of
academic record or divulged to third parties without the express permission of the
student.
46. Students accused of a breach of the provisions of these regulations have
the right to be heard and to bring any witnesses in their defence,
provided that students who fail to appear before the Assessment Disciplinary Board
without justification shall be deemed to have renounced the right to be heard.
47. Decisions taken by the Assessment Disciplinary Board shall have
immediate effect but all decisions taken are to be communicated to Senate at its first
meeting following the taking of any decision.
48. Students may appeal a decision of the University Assessment
Disciplinary Board to the University Assessment Appellate Board.
Composition of the University Assessment Appellate Board
49. The University Assessment Appellate Board shall be composed of:
(a) two Pro-Rectors, one of whom shall be designated as Chairperson for
each appeal;
(b) two academics not below the rank of associate professor; and
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(c) a student appointed by Senate from among the students’ representatives
on Senate.
50. (1) Members of the University Assessment Appellate Board shall be
appointed by Senate. Such members shall not be academic members of staff at the
home Faculty of the student concerned. They shall declare any interest in or
involvement with (i) the student, or (ii) the accusation prior to the commencement of
proceedings, or (iii) both the student and the accusation.
(2) The student shall also, prior to the commencement of proceedings,
have the opportunity to challenge the appointment of any member on the University
Assessment Appellate Board. Any such challenge shall be made at the latest by the
time the student appears before the University Assessment Appellate Board and the
student shall be required to provide reasons for such challenge.
(3) Upon any such challenge, the remaining members of the University
Assessment Appellate Board shall determine whether the member who was so
challenged should continue to sit on the University Assessment Appellate Board.
Should the challenge be successful, having consulted with the Legal Office of the
University, the member so disqualified from the University Assessment Appellate
Board shall be substituted by another person from the list of Substitute Members
referred to in paragraph (6) of this regulation.
(4) For the purposes of these regulations, the term ‘Member’ includes a
chairperson.
(5) There shall be a Secretary to the University Assessment Appellate
Board, appointed by the Rector, to provide all necessary support to such Board.
(6) Senate shall nominate a list of substitute members for the purposes
of paragraphs (2) and (3) of this regulation, referred to hereafter as ‘Substitute
Members’.
Functions and Powers of the University Assessment Appellate Board
51. (1) The University Assessment Appellate Board shall hear and
determine appeals from the decisions of the University Assessment Disciplinary
Board, which are brought to its formal cognisance in accordance with these
Regulations. Appeals shall be allowed only on any of the following grounds:
(a) where the decision of the University Assessment Disciplinary Board
has breached a relevant regulation or bye-law;
(b) where the University Assessment Disciplinary Board acted in excess
of its powers;
(c) where the right to a fair hearing was not followed in the proceedings
before the University Assessment Disciplinary Board;
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(d) where the decision of the University Assessment Disciplinary Board
contains contradictory dispositions;
(e) where there was an error in the conduct of the proceedings before the
University Assessment Disciplinary Board; and
(f) where any time frames as set out in the applicable regulations or bye-
laws were not complied with.
(2) Where fresh evidence is presented to the University Appellate
Board, the appeal shall be allowed by way of exception on points of fact. New
evidence shall include the instance where, after the decision of the University
Assessment Disciplinary Board, some conclusive document was obtained, of which
the student had no prior knowledge, or which, with the means provided by law, he
could not have produced before the decision was taken by the University
Assessment Disciplinary Board. The conclusive document should be relevant to the
disciplinary proceedings.
(3) The University Assessment Appellate Board shall at all times
respect and apply the principles of natural justice, these being that:
(a) no one shall be a judge in his or her own cause;
(b) the student lodging the appeal is allowed to address the University
Assessment Appellate Board; and
(c) the University Assessment Appellate Board gives reasons for its
decisions.
(4) The University Assessment Appellate Board shall also comply with
the principles of procedural fairness as set out in regulations 52 to 56.
(5) The University Assessment Appellate Board shall, subject to
paragraph (3) of this regulation and unless otherwise indicated within these
Regulations, regulate its own procedure.
(6) The University Assessment Appellate Board shall have the right to
summon witnesses.
(7) Decisions of the University Assessment Appellate Board shall be
communicated to the student and to Senate, which shall register the decision at its
next scheduled meeting.
52. Decisions of the University Assessment Appellate Board shall be valid
only if taken in terms of regulation 50.
Procedure to enter an Appeal
53. (1) A student shall submit a written letter indicating the reasons upon
which the appeal is based to the Secretary of the University Assessment Appellate
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Board by not later than fifteen working days from the notification of the decision of
the University Assessment Disciplinary Board.
(2) An appeals fee of €50 shall be paid concurrent with the submission
of the letter of appeal in terms of paragraph (1) of this regulation. Such fee may, at
the discretion of the University Assessment Appellate Board, be refunded if the
appeal is upheld.
(3) Upon receipt of the written letter referred to in paragraph (1) of this
regulation, the Secretary of the University Assessment Appellate Board shall:
(a) inform the student in writing who the University Assessment Appellate
Board members are, and of the student’s right to challenge the appointment of any
such member of the University Assessment Appellate Board in terms of regulation
49; and
(b) make the necessary arrangements to have the University Assessment
Appellate Board convened as far as practicable within twenty-five working days.
Appeal Proceedings
54. The University Assessment Appellate Board shall, as far as practicable,
decide upon the case expeditiously. In so doing, the University Assessment
Appellate Board may confirm, with or without changes, vary or revoke the decision
of the University Assessment Disciplinary Board.
55. The student shall appear before the University Assessment Appellate
Board on the date indicated to him by the Secretary of the University Assessment
Appellate Board.
56. Students and any other person on their behalf shall not at any stage of
the proceedings communicate with any member of the University Assessment
Appellate Board or with any family members of such University Assessment
Appellate Board members. Members shall bring any such communication to the
attention of the other members of the University Assessment Appellate Board.
57. Proceedings before the University Assessment Appellate Board shall be
suspended when other formal proceedings before a competent Court or Tribunal
established by law or both on the same matter are pending.
58. The student has the following procedural rights:
(a) to summon witnesses;
(b) to produce evidence; and
(c) to submit before the University Assessment Appellate Board arguments
either orally or in writing, or both as the University Assessment Appellate Board
may determine.
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Appeals from Decisions of the University Assessment Appellate Board
59. The decisions of the University Assessment Appellate Board shall be
final and no appeal shall lie therefrom.
Revision of Assessment Results
60. (1) Subject to the provisions of any relevant regulations or to any
procedural guidelines, including the payment of fees, made by the appropriate
University authority, a student may, not later than one week from the publication of
the result of the Assessment, request that an examination paper or any other work
submitted for Assessment be reviewed for the purpose of ascertaining that no error
was made in the award of marks. Students may additionally request that the decision
of the revision be elaborated in a detailed report.
(2) The academic judgement of the original examiner/s is not
reviewable by the academic conducting the revision and a recommendation to alter
the result can only be made if the change can be justified by objective criteria.
61. The revision shall be undertaken in the first instance by an examiner
appointed by Senate and who had not participated in the marking of the original
paper.
62. If the examiner conducting the revision is of the opinion that there are
objective grounds for changing the result either upwards or downwards, the
examiner shall communicate the findings to the chairman of the Board of
Examiners, who shall convene a meeting of the Board of Examiners, including the
examiner who conducted the revision, to discuss the paper. The Board of Examiners
shall follow mutatis mutandis the procedures outlined in regulations 24 and 25. If
the examiner’s recommendation is to revise the marks downwards, the Board of
Examiners shall only agree to the recommendation if it results in a change of grade.
A pass grade shall not be downgraded to a failing grade; if it is found that extra
marks in a passing grade have been given by mistake, these marks shall be removed
provided that the final percentage mark is not less than the minimum pass mark.
63. When a written report is requested by the student, the report of the
examiner conducting the revision shall inform the student about the quality of his
performance in each item from the set comprising the Assessment.
64. If after revision, a change in the result, whether upwards or downwards,
is found to be necessary, all records, including the final classification, shall be
amended accordingly. Any fee paid in connection with the request for revision shall
be refunded in the following cases:
(i) if the change in the marks changes the grade from a fail to a pass;
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(ii) if there is an increase of 10 marks to the original result accompanied
by a change in grade; and
(iii) if an administrative error is detected.
65. Nothing in these regulations prevents students from discussing
Assessment questions, including the type of answers expected, with the lecturer
and/or the Head of Department concerned. Such consultation is not a prerequisite,
nor can it be used to extend the time limit provided for in regulation 60 (1).
66. An appeal which questions the academic or professional judgement of
those charged by Senate with the responsibility for assessing students’ academic
performance or professional competence shall not be permitted.
Material for Assessment
67. Any material, whether it is a dissertation, thesis, assignment,
presentation, examination script, project, report etc., which is written, prepared or
produced by a student for the purpose of assessment leading to the award of a
certificate, diploma, degree or any other certification issued by the University, shall
be physically maintained by the University,
provided that the University shall have discretionary powers to determine when one
or more such materials may be physically returned to the student.
Provisions for Students with a Disability
68. (1) Assessment arrangements may be made for students with a
disability to enable them to perform to the best of their ability and to be assessed:
provided that such students do not gain undue advantage from such
assistance, and provided that the integrity and academic standards of the
Assessments are not thereby jeopardised. Such arrangements will be made in line
with the guidelines for access arrangements that may be approved by Senate from
time to time.
(2) The ACCESS Disability Support Committee may approve that
students who have severe dyslexia be allowed the use of a computer during their
examinations, and may also be allowed to have the spell checker enabled;
provided that the use of the spell checker does not result in their gaining an
unfair advantage over other students and provided that it does not change the
examination objectives.
69. (1) Students with a disability should make their needs known to the
University at the earliest opportunity, normally at the beginning of their course or of
each academic year as appropriate, to allow adequate time for consideration of their
needs and eventually for appropriate arrangements to be made. Prospective
University applicants should make their needs known to the University six months
prior to their submitting their application.
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(2) Students who make a false claim to gain unfair advantage on other
students shall be referred to the Assessment Disciplinary Board.
70. The request for access Examination arrangements, or access
arrangements for other Assessments, shall be made in writing to the Registrar,
through the Registrar’s representative in the Faculty, and shall include the necessary
supporting evidence provided by a specialist in the relative field.
71. Upon receiving a request for access Examination arrangements, the
Registrar shall refer the request for the advice of the University’s disability support
committee that shall examine the request and shall make its recommendations to the
Registrar, if need be after having interviewed the student and requested any further
information or evidence as the committee may require.
72. It shall be legitimate for the University’s disability support committee to
request an assessment of the student making the request by a specialist nominated by
the committee.
73. The recommendations of the University’s disability support committee,
together with the supporting evidence, shall be sent to the Registrar who shall
normally proceed to ensure that the recommended access arrangements are made.
If, for any reason, the Registrar is not able to act upon a recommendation, the matter
shall be referred to Senate for a final decision. Senate may review a
recommendation by the University’s disability support committee if it is referred to
it by the Registrar, or by the Board of Examiners concerned.
74. When Senate considers it appropriate, the access arrangements shall be
subject to the students’ transcript of their academic record being endorsed as
follows:
“Access arrangements were made to enable the student to be
assessed. Details may be obtained from the Registrar.”
75. In cases of temporary disability, the Registrar may proceed to grant a
request for access arrangements if he is satisfied that the case so merits, and after
seeking advice as may be deemed necessary.
76. Requests by students for access arrangements due to a temporary
disability, when the possibility exists of postponing the Assessment to the next
session, shall be treated sympathetically but the granting of the request, even when
the request is justified, shall not be considered a right of the student. In such cases,
if access arrangements are granted, the expenses associated with such access
arrangements shall be borne by the student.
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77. The University Examinations Regulations, 1997, published as Legal
Notice 181 of 1997, and amended by Legal Notices 30 of 1998 and 201 of 2002
shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from the 30 September 2009,
provided that assessments pertaining to the academic year 2008/2009 shall be
regulated by these regulations, and provided that any reference to the University
Examinations Regulations in any statutes, regulations and bye-laws of the
University shall be taken to refer to these new regulations
These regulations were published as: Legal Notice 274 of 2009 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,497 – 20 October 2009
And amended by:
Legal Notice 353 of 2010 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,620 – 16 July 2010
Legal Notice 399 of 2010 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,637 – 27 August 2010
Legal Notice 472 of 2010 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,665 – 2 November 2010
Legal Notice 149 of 2011 – Malta Government Gazette No. 18,736 – 21 April 2011
Legal Notice 35 of 2012 – Malta Government Gazette no. 18,859 – 24 January 2012
Legal Notice 138 of 2013 – Malta Government Gazette no. 19,082 – 30 April 2013
Legal Notice 299 of 2013 – Malta Government Gazette no. 19,146 – 1 October 2013
Legal Notice 419 of 2013 – Malta Government Gazette no.19,172 – 26 November 2013
Legal Notice 45 of 2014 – Malta Government Gazette no. 19,204 – 31 January 2014
Legal Notice 348 of 2014 – Malta Government Gazette no. 19,316 – 26 September 2014
Legal Notice 255 of 2015 – Malta Government Gazette no. 19,461 – 7 August 2015
Legal Notice 356 of 2015 – Malta Government Gazette no. 19,489 – 27 October 2015
Legal Notice 191 of 2016 – Malta Government Gazette no. 19,579 – 24 May 2016
Legal Notice 52 of 2018 – Malta Government Gazette no. 19,947 – 13 February 2018
Legal Notice 113 of 2018 – Malta Government Gazette no. 19,975 – 10 April 2018
Legal Notice 351 of 2018 – Malta Government Gazette no. 20,079 – 30 October 2018
Legal Notice 42 of 2019 – Malta Government Gazette no. 20,144 – 5 March 2019
Legal Notice 151 of 2019 – Malta Government Gazette no. 20,223 – 2 July 2019
Legal Notice 11 of 2020 – Malta Government Gazette no. 20,332 – 17 January 2020
Legal Notice 297 of 2020 – Malta Government Gazette no. 20,448 – 28 July 2020
Legal Notice 305 of 2020 – Malta Government Gazette no. 20,448 – 28 July 2020